125,000 Virginians Mistakenly Notified That They Cannot Vote
The Virginia Department of Elections wrongly mailed notifications to about 125,000 registered Virginia voters which informed them that they may no longer be eligible to vote in the commonwealth, according to an email sent Tuesday to Virginia registrars.
I’m not certain how such an error can occur.
According to The Roanoke Times, the letters went to residents who have not moved out of state.
Matthew J. Davis, chief information officer with the Department of Elections said, “The individuals had moved or updated their address with DMV, but the update was in-state and they should not have been included in the ‘What’s Your Status’ mailing.”
Davis added to tell registrars to let voters know, “if you receive a call from a voter regarding this,” that the letter was sent in error and then verify that their current address is correct.
H/T: My BFF @ComgenKDT with thanks.
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34 responses to 125,000 Virginians Mistakenly Notified That They Cannot Vote
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R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 09:23
Sounds like someone did a bulk address query of “WHERE moved_status = ‘Y'” and forgot to add “AND new_state != ‘VA'” — I hate when that happens.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 09:23
Sounds like someone did a bulk address query of “WHERE moved_status = ‘Y'” and forgot to add “AND new_state != ‘VA'” — I hate when that happens.
Eric Trommater July 31st, 2014 at 10:01
I swear sometimes’s this state’s government is a piece of performance art created by libertarians to make anarchy look positive by comparison.
ituri July 31st, 2014 at 13:21
Can I put that on my tombstone? It’s brilliantly stated.
Eric Trommater July 31st, 2014 at 10:01
I swear sometimes’s this state’s government is a piece of performance art created by libertarians to make anarchy look positive by comparison.
ituri July 31st, 2014 at 13:21
Can I put that on my tombstone? It’s brilliantly stated.
Foundryman July 31st, 2014 at 10:11
Sounds more like another trial run attempt by the right wing to suppress the vote. If it works here, watch for more “mistakes” in other red and battleground states. If it isn’t obvious they will do anything to win elections, you haven’t been paying attention.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 10:22
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. — Hanlon’s Razor
ituri July 31st, 2014 at 13:20
The right wing Christian Teapublicans are quite conveniently stupid then, for all the “mistakes” that target Democratic demographics.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 14:16
Show me that’s 125,000 Democrats and you may have a platform.
Foundryman July 31st, 2014 at 17:47
Uh Huh…if not for the past attempts to suppress the vote around the country, you might have a point.
At this point, it would be naive to ignore this as a stupid mistake.
Foundryman July 31st, 2014 at 10:11
Sounds more like another trial run attempt by the right wing to suppress the vote. If it works here, watch for more “mistakes” in other red and battleground states. If it isn’t obvious they will do anything to win elections, you haven’t been paying attention.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 10:22
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. — Hanlon’s Razor
ituri July 31st, 2014 at 13:20
The right wing Christian Teapublicans are quite conveniently stupid then, for all the “mistakes” that target Democratic demographics.
R.J. Carter July 31st, 2014 at 14:16
Show me that’s 125,000 Democrats and you may have a platform.
Foundryman July 31st, 2014 at 17:47
Uh Huh…if not for the past attempts to suppress the vote around the country, you might have a point.
At this point, it would be naive to ignore this as a stupid mistake.
Budda July 31st, 2014 at 10:43
To hype a conspiracy theory: what percentage of the 125,000 were minority or liberal leaning? Just saying…
mea_mark July 31st, 2014 at 11:13
Poor people that rent tend to move more than homeowners do. My guess, it would disproportionately affect the economically challenged democrats.
Budda July 31st, 2014 at 13:19
Exactly.
Budda July 31st, 2014 at 10:43
To hype a conspiracy theory: what percentage of the 125,000 were minority or liberal leaning? Just saying…
mea_mark July 31st, 2014 at 11:13
Poor people that rent tend to move more than homeowners do. My guess, it would disproportionately affect the economically challenged democrats.
Budda July 31st, 2014 at 13:19
Exactly.
M A G July 31st, 2014 at 12:00
Boy am I tired today. I thought the headline read ‘virgins’ at first. That’s a totally different issue!
mea_mark July 31st, 2014 at 12:02
Lol, that certainly wouldn’t be fair.
M A G July 31st, 2014 at 12:59
IKR? Don’t virgins already have it tough enough?
R.J. Carter August 1st, 2014 at 10:59
“Yo, baby… Voter registration in the back of my car, five minutes.”
MIAtheistGal July 31st, 2014 at 12:00
Boy am I tired today. I thought the headline read ‘virgins’ at first. That’s a totally different issue!
mea_mark July 31st, 2014 at 12:02
Lol, that certainly wouldn’t be fair.
MIAtheistGal July 31st, 2014 at 12:59
IKR? Don’t virgins already have it tough enough?
R.J. Carter August 1st, 2014 at 10:59
“Yo, baby… Voter registration in the back of my car, five minutes.”
ituri July 31st, 2014 at 13:20
Gee, it was a “mistake,” was it? Well that’s fine then. /endsarcasm
ituri July 31st, 2014 at 13:20
Gee, it was a “mistake,” was it? Well that’s fine then. /endsarcasm
Bunya July 31st, 2014 at 13:43
I’m not surprised. Virgina has given us a few mistakes. “Transvaginal” Bob McDonnell comes to mind.
Bunya July 31st, 2014 at 13:43
I’m not surprised. Virgina has given us a few mistakes. “Transvaginal” Bob McDonnell comes to mind.